Combination gin and transport.



3110. 892,733: PATENTED JULY 7, 1908.

' H. P. JAMES.

COMBINATION GIN AND TRANSPORT.

APPLICATION FILED FEB- 24, 1906.

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COMBINATION GIN AND TRANSPORT.

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HENRY F. JAMES, OF FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA.

COMBINATION GIN AND TRANSPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 7, 1908.

Application filed February 24, 1906. Serial No. 302,779.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY F. JAMES, citizen of the United States,residing at Franklin, in the county of Venango and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in aCombination Gin and Transport, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to an improved combination gin and transport, theobject, construction and operation of which is fully set forth in thefollowing specification, reference bein had to the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of my gin in theextended position. Fig. 2 is a lan view of same. Fig. 3 is a plan viewof t e gin when it is in condition for transport. Fig. 4 is a sideelevation of my device in position for service, the gin being guyed tohold it in a substantially vertical position. Fig. 5 is a modified viewof my device.

The object of my invention is to provide a convenient, eflicient, li ht,portable gin, especially adapted for wor; around oil-wells, for pullingand replacing rods, tubing, etc., and which is also well adapted forservice in anyplace where a gin is required or may be employed.

The construction of my device is substantially as follows I construct aframe which'consists referably of four ieces of pipe 1, 1, 1, 1, tfietwo ieces of sai frame which are vertically reated being laced in closeproximity to each other, and t e top and bottom pieces, in theirhorizontal relation, being placed at some distance from each other. Atone end, the frame pieces 1, 1, 1, 1 are joined by a base 2. At theopposite end, the sides of the frame converge and are firmly heldtogether by means of the strap or collar 3, and at the point where saidconvergence begins, is located a guide 4 which is rigidly attached tothe frame pieces. At the center of both the collar 3 and guide 4, anopening is provided, in which an extension or mast 5 is mounted so as tobe slidable longitudinally. At the other extremity of said mast 5 ismounted a crown sheave or pulley 5 The articularly novel feature of mydevice is t e construction of the winch and the convertibility of sameinto wheels, by which the portability of the device is effected, so thatit may be readily transported from one location to another, where it isto be used. The construction of said winch is substan tially asfollows2-A shaft 6 is revolubly mounted in the bearings 7, and a drum 8,having the respective steps 9, 10, 11, 12 is rigidly mounted upon saidshaft 6, which forms the axis of said drum. At each end of the drum ismounted a wheel 13, 13, each of which wheels is also rigidly attached tosaid axial shaft and said drum. Provision is made for passing abrake-band 14 around either of the wheels 13, for a purpose hereinaftermore fully set forth. One end of said band 14 is attached to the U-bolt14, and the other end thereof is attached to the crank shaft 14", bymeans of which crank shaft the brake is operated through the medium oflever 23. The bearin s 7 are so constructed that the frame may slidelongitudinallythrough the same, and, for the purpose of securing saidframe in the respective positions shown in Figs. 1 and 3, the latches15, 15,which are mounted upon shaft 6,are adapped to enga e the pins 16,16 or 17, 17, w ich are rigidly attached to frame 1.

When my device is in use for pulling rods or any other work to which itmay be applied, the mast 5 is extended and locked in said extendedposition by means of the pin 18, and the winch is secured in positionnear the base,as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The device is then raised tonearly a vertical position, shown in Fig. 5, and secured thus by meansof the guys 19, 19. The free end of a rope 20, which is wound upon oneof the smaller steps of the drum, is then passed over the sheave 5 andbrought down and attached to the object to belifted, (a sucker rod 21 ofan oil well being shown in Fig. 5). Another rope 22whichhasbcenpreviously wound upon one of the larger steps of the drum inthe opposite direction to that in which the hoisting rope 20 is wound. Ahorse or team of horses is then hitched to the rope 22 and their pullupon said rope 22 causes the drum to turn and wind up the rope 20 andthus raise the thereto attached weight.

The brake band 14, which passes about a wheel 13, is for the purpose ofbraking the drum and holding the weight which is being raised, at anydesired position. Means are preferably provided whereby said band may beapplied to either wheel and the brake lever 23 may occupy a positionupon either side of the frame, and with equal facility a weight could belifted at either side of the device, as the drum and crownsheave 5 areboth located upon the center line of the frame, and work may be donewith equal facility upon either side of the machine.

When my device is taken down to be moved to another location, the upperend of the frame and the mast are let down to the ground,it beingimmaterial which side of the frame is up,the brake band is detached,latch 15 is disengaged from pin 16, the frame is slid back through thebearings until pin 17 approaches said bearings, pin 17 is then engagedby said latch 15, the mast is slid back through the strap 3 and guide 4,and the device then balances longitudinally over the shaft or axle 6.The wheels 13 now serve the purpose of effecting the mobility of thedevice, mast 5 serves as a tongue, and a double tree may be attached tothe frame as shown by dotted lines at 24, and the device is thuscompletely equipped and adapted for transport or moving about from placeto place.

Having thus described my device, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a combined gin and transport, a drum, a wheel of equal diameter ateither end of said drum, an axial shaft passing through said drum andsaid wheels, a bearing at either end of said drum, in which said shaftis revolubly mounted, a frame having its respective sides mounted toslide longitudinally in said bearings, means of securing said frame atvarious positions of its longitudinal movement, through said bearlngs, abase at one end of said frame, a brake band attached at one of its endsto said base, passing about one of said wheels and having its other endattached to a manipulating medium, and a mast slidingly mounted in theother end of said frame.

2. In a combined gin and transport, a frame, a Winch mounted in saidframe and longitudinally movable therein, means of securing said winchat either limit of said longitudinal movement, said winch being adaptedto constitute a hoisting mechanism, there being wheels upon said Winch,adapted to travel upon the ground, as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a combined gin and transport, a winch, bearings therefor, a framemounted in said bearings, and constructed to slide longitudinallytherethrough.

4. In a combined gin and transport, a frame, a base at one endthereof,,a mast slidingly mounted at the other end of said frame, awinch mounted in said frame and adapted to move longitudinally thereof,and means of securing said Winch at various points of said longitudinalmovement.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY F. JAMES. Witnesses:

WM. J. WRIGHT, BEBTHA J. HOLLISTER.

